Week 6, 2016

played in Arizona, AZ

78 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	3	13	7	0	-	23
Arizona Cardinals	7	0	0	8	-	15

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:07 ARI - Travis Johnson 72 fumble return (Les Haber extra point)
1Q: 01:45 ATL - Stephen Gostkowski 47 field goal
2Q: 08:08 ATL - Brian Leonard 5 pass from Erik Ainge (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 05:57 ATL - Stephen Gostkowski 33 field goal
2Q: 00:28 ATL - Stephen Gostkowski 42 field goal
3Q: 10:43 ATL - Zach Huffman 8 pass from Erik Ainge (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
4Q: 02:34 ARI - Rob Sherman 21 pass from Alex Smith (Wade Swift run for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:07 ARI - Travis Johnson 72 fumble return (Les Haber extra point)
1Q: 01:45 ATL - Stephen Gostkowski 47 field goal
2Q: 08:08 ATL - Brian Leonard 5 pass from Erik Ainge (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 05:57 ATL - Stephen Gostkowski 33 field goal
2Q: 00:28 ATL - Stephen Gostkowski 42 field goal
3Q: 10:43 ATL - Zach Huffman 8 pass from Erik Ainge (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
4Q: 02:34 ARI - Rob Sherman 21 pass from Alex Smith (Wade Swift run for conversion)

Team Statistics ATL ARI
Record 3-2 3-3
First Downs 20 15
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 305 274
- Offensive Plays 63 57
- Yards per Play 4.84 4.81
Net Rushing Yards 129 90
- Rushing Attempts 33 26
- Yards per Rush 3.91 3.46
Net Passing Yards 176 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 23 - 0 30 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 187 192
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 5.87 5.94
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/60 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/21 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/82 5/92
Interception Ret./Yards 2/38 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 43 OWN 24
Time of Possession 31:17 28:43

Team Statistics	ATL	ARI
Record	3-2	3-3
First Downs	20	15
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	305	274
- Offensive Plays	63	57
- Yards per Play	4.84	4.81
Net Rushing Yards	129	90
- Rushing Attempts	33	26
- Yards per Rush	3.91	3.46
Net Passing Yards	176	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 23 - 0	30 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	187	192
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	5.87	5.94
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/60	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/21	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/82	5/92
Interception Ret./Yards	2/38	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 43	OWN 24
Time of Possession	31:17	28:43

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:07	0:12	OPP 33	1	5	Fumble
1	10:55	4:09	OWN 19	11	45	Punt
1	4:29	2:50	OWN 34	4	36	Field Goal
1	0:26	7:26	OWN 19	16	81	Touchdown
2	7:50	1:59	OPP 24	3	8	Field Goal
2	1:50	1:30	OWN 37	6	38	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:22	OPP 25	7	25	Touchdown
3	9:06	2:05	OWN 42	3	5	Punt
3	1:00	2:53	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
4	7:39	1:42	OWN 37	4	-13	Punt
4	2:22	0:34	OPP 41	3	8	Missed FG
4	0:48	0:48	OWN 38	2	-2	Game

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:53	OWN 26	7	40	Interception
1	6:46	2:17	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	1:39	1:13	OWN 22	3	2	Punt
2	5:51	4:01	OWN 26	6	5	Punt
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 32	1	-1	Half
3	10:38	1:32	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	7:01	6:01	OWN 20	10	41	Punt
4	13:07	5:28	OWN 19	9	44	Fumble
4	5:57	3:35	OWN 15	10	85	Touchdown
4	1:48	1:00	OWN 40	5	23	Interception

Game MVP: Erik Ainge, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Zach Huffman	23	92	4.00	20	3
Phillip Stargell	7	34	4.86	11	2
Erik Ainge	3	3	1.00	5	0

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Wade Swift	22	78	3.55	10	2
Jimmy Sutter	3	13	4.33	7	0
Alex Smith	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Erik Ainge	28	23	187	2/11	2	28	0	118.3

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Smith	30	21	192	1/8	1	21	2	70.4

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Royal	4	6	47	11.75	6	28	0
TE Shaun Clancy	3	3	26	8.67	9	13	0
WR Warren Nieto	3	4	20	6.67	3	12	0
FB Brian Leonard	3	4	19	6.33	9	14	1
RB Zach Huffman	3	4	15	5.00	3	8	1
WR Bob Brown	3	3	26	8.67	0	15	0
TE Dan Fabrizio	2	2	11	5.50	0	8	0
WR Mark Daum	1	1	10	10.00	4	10	0
RB Phillip Stargell	1	1	13	13.00	9	13	0

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sinorice Moss	7	11	76	10.86	20	18	0
WR Spencer Schulz	3	5	24	8.00	6	9	0
WR Rob Sherman	3	4	47	15.67	3	21	1
TE Gilbert Maioriello	3	4	15	5.00	0	6	0
WR Derrick Reilly	2	2	14	7.00	0	8	0
TE Joseph Mare	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Jimmy Sutter	1	1	4	4.00	1	4	0
RB Wade Swift	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Chad Neasman	2	38	19.00	0

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Skip Middleton	1	1	0
Erik Ainge	1	0	0
Herman DeMulling	0	1	1
Dan Fabrizio	0	1	0
Les Fincher	0	0	1

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kenneth Moore	1	0	0	0
Wade Swift	1	0	0	0
Travis Johnson	0	1	0	1
Trevor Prescott	0	0	1	0
Andy Hilgendorf	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ricky Taylor	4	186	46.5	36.5	55	1

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cary Erwin	5	223	44.6	36.4	64	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Gostkowski	3/4	2/3	0/1	47	2/2

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Les Haber	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Middleton	3	21	7.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Neasman	2	82	41.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenneth Moore	3	48	16.0	0
DeJuan Tribble	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Herman DeMulling	7	0	0.0	26	31
ILB Bart Shea	6	2	0.0	26	31
DT J.J. Wirthel	6	1	0.0	26	31
OLB Terna Nande	5	1	0.0	26	31
CB Calvin Borders	4	2	0.0	26	31
S Clyde Ingalls	4	1	0.0	26	31
DE Chuck Ward	3	2	1.0	26	31
S Dana Washington	3	3	0.0	26	31
DT George Hitchcock	2	1	0.0	21	14
DE Damon Bromell	2	0	0.0	26	31
CB Chad Neasman	2	0	0.0	26	31
CB Ricardo Barnhill	2	0	0.0	5	17

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Channing Crowder	9	2	0.0	23	19
DT Bernard Sisson	8	1	1.0	27	24
S Jake Wiebe	7	1	0.0	22	22
ILB Maurice Andrews	4	0	0.0	24	23
OLB Andy Hilgendorf	3	0	0.0	19	16
DE Glen Corbett	3	0	0.0	24	20
CB Cedric Griffin	2	0	1.0	28	26
DE Travis Johnson	2	3	0.0	30	30
ILB Hilee Taylor	2	1	0.0	19	16
S Haruki Nakamura	2	1	0.0	28	26
WR Sinorice Moss	2	0	---	---	---
S Dana Banfield	2	0	0.0	3	3
CB Glenn Hubbard	1	2	0.0	25	24
CB Walt Enochs	1	2	0.0	18	16
CB DeJuan Tribble	1	2	0.0	9	8
DE Darrin Evans	1	1	0.0	23	16
DT Zach Word	1	1	0.0	15	14
DE Britt Floyd	1	0	0.0	17	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chuck Ward	1.0	1	1	4	31
DT George Hitchcock	0.0	0	1	0	14
DT J.J. Wirthel	0.0	0	1	0	31
DE Damon Bromell	0.0	0	1	0	31

Arizona	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
CB Cedric Griffin	1.0	0	0	26
DT Bernard Sisson	1.0	0	0	24
OLB Andy Hilgendorf	0.0	1	0	16
DE Travis Johnson	0.0	0	1	30
S Jake Wiebe	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Herman DeMulling	5	0	0	31
S Dana Washington	3	0	0	31
OLB Terna Nande	3	0	0	31
S Clyde Ingalls	3	0	0	31
CB Calvin Borders	3	0	0	31
CB Chad Neasman	1	2	2	31
DT J.J. Wirthel	1	0	0	31
DE Damon Bromell	1	0	0	31
ILB Bart Shea	1	0	0	31

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Maurice Andrews	4	0	23
ILB Channing Crowder	3	0	19
S Jake Wiebe	3	0	22
CB Cedric Griffin	2	0	26
OLB Andy Hilgendorf	2	0	16
CB Walt Enochs	2	0	16
CB Glenn Hubbard	1	0	24
DE Travis Johnson	1	0	30
ILB Hilee Taylor	1	0	16
CB DeJuan Tribble	1	0	8
S Haruki Nakamura	1	0	26
DE Glen Corbett	1	0	20
S Dana Banfield	1	0	3
DT Bernard Sisson	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Davin Joseph	2	8	0	21	0	20
Sammy Madison	2	4	0	12	0	10
Shaun Clancy	2	2	0	31	0	26
Burt Cavoretto	1	2	1	13	0	14
Mike Pollak	1	2	0	31	0	27
Barry Richardson	1	1	0	15	0	10
Wesley Covington	0	3	0	28	1	28
Brian Boone	0	3	0	21	1	18
Brian Leonard	0	3	0	14	0	17
Shane Fields	0	2	0	18	0	20

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Levon McIntyre	3	4	11	0	6
Earnest Tatum	2	4	16	0	25
Peter Jennings	1	4	24	0	28
Clarence Lutzen	1	1	14	0	14
Jammal Brown	0	7	23	1	27
Dwayne Forguson	0	3	20	0	24
Gilbert Maioriello	0	1	12	0	12
Terrell Disney	0	1	18	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Julio Baker	1	16
Dan Fabrizio	1	14
Skip Middleton	1	13
Mark Daum	1	12
Les Fincher	1	10

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Dana Banfield	2	17
Hilee Taylor	2	14
Trevor Prescott	1	11

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chad Neasman	---	---	26	31	12	69
Erik Ainge	33	30	---	---	---	63
Shaun Clancy	31	26	---	---	5	62
Mike Pollak	31	27	---	---	---	58
Dana Washington	---	---	26	31	---	57
Terna Nande	---	---	26	31	---	57
J.J. Wirthel	---	---	26	31	---	57
Clyde Ingalls	---	---	26	31	---	57
Calvin Borders	---	---	26	31	---	57
Damon Bromell	---	---	26	31	---	57
Bart Shea	---	---	26	31	---	57
Herman DeMulling	---	---	26	31	---	57
Chuck Ward	---	---	26	31	---	57
Wesley Covington	28	28	---	---	---	56
Eddie Royal	26	29	---	---	---	55
Brian Boone	21	18	---	---	8	47
Warren Nieto	22	22	---	---	---	44
Zach Huffman	26	18	---	---	---	44
Davin Joseph	21	20	---	---	---	41
Mark Daum	20	8	---	---	12	40
Phillip Stargell	8	12	---	---	19	39
Brian Leonard	14	17	---	---	7	38
Shane Fields	18	20	---	---	---	38
George Hitchcock	---	---	21	14	2	37
Ricardo Barnhill	---	---	5	17	11	33
Barry Richardson	15	10	---	---	6	31
Sammy Madison	12	10	---	---	8	30
Bob Brown	12	5	---	---	13	30
Burt Cavoretto	13	14	---	---	2	29
Dan Fabrizio	4	8	---	---	14	26
Daryn Colledge	6	3	---	---	8	17
Les Fincher	2	5	---	---	10	17
Jamie Clinton	0	0	---	---	16	16
Julio Baker	---	---	0	0	16	16
Mel Wagner	---	---	0	0	15	15
Skip Middleton	---	---	0	0	13	13
Stephen Gostkowski	0	0	---	---	10	10
Corey Alston	---	---	0	0	8	8
Joe Mays	---	---	0	0	8	8
Jason Lynch	---	---	0	0	8	8
Ricky Taylor	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ronnie Harvey	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steven Franklin	---	---	0	0	3	3
Xavier Canales	0	0	---	---	---	0
Monty Blackwell	---	---	0	0	---	0
Claude Wroten	---	---	0	0	---	0

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Travis Johnson	---	---	30	30	8	68
Cedric Griffin	---	---	28	26	4	58
Alex Smith	26	31	---	---	---	57
Haruki Nakamura	---	---	28	26	3	57
Jammal Brown	23	27	---	---	5	55
Bernard Sisson	---	---	27	24	4	55
Walt Enochs	---	---	18	16	21	55
Glenn Hubbard	---	---	25	24	3	52
Peter Jennings	24	28	---	---	---	52
Glen Corbett	---	---	24	20	8	52
Maurice Andrews	---	---	24	23	4	51
Hilee Taylor	---	---	19	16	14	49
Jake Wiebe	---	---	22	22	4	48
Channing Crowder	---	---	23	19	2	44
Dwayne Forguson	20	24	---	---	---	44
Terrell Disney	18	21	---	---	5	44
Sinorice Moss	21	21	---	---	---	42
Spencer Schulz	12	18	---	---	12	42
Earnest Tatum	16	25	---	---	---	41
Wade Swift	23	18	---	---	---	41
Darrin Evans	---	---	23	16	---	39
Andy Hilgendorf	---	---	19	16	2	37
Britt Floyd	---	---	17	17	1	35
Clarence Lutzen	14	14	---	---	7	35
Rob Sherman	16	17	---	---	---	33
Zach Word	---	---	15	14	---	29
Gilbert Maioriello	12	12	---	---	5	29
Joseph Mare	14	14	---	---	---	28
Floyd Harrison	---	---	4	6	18	28
DeJuan Tribble	---	---	9	8	8	25
Kenneth Moore	3	8	---	---	12	23
Dana Banfield	---	---	3	3	17	23
Trevor Prescott	4	7	---	---	11	22
Levon McIntyre	11	6	---	---	5	22
Derrick Reilly	6	11	---	---	5	22
Rod Beekman	8	11	---	---	---	19
Tom Santi	2	4	---	---	13	19
Sherman Carter	6	7	---	---	5	18
Desmond Clemons	---	---	5	4	9	18
Hardy Brewer	4	6	---	---	5	15
Jimmy Sutter	3	11	---	---	1	15
Leon Washington	0	0	---	---	13	13
Cary Erwin	0	0	---	---	5	5
Les Haber	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jeff Rowe	0	0	---	---	---	0
Richard Kerr	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	18	54	3.0
Middle	9	61	6.8
Right	4	16	4.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	14	2.8
Middle	16	58	3.6
Right	4	19	4.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Erik Ainge	28	23	1	0	1	1	2	0	0

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Smith	30	21	1	0	0	2	4	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	17	115	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	44	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	28	28.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	14	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	76	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	81	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	21	21.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Royal	6	4	1	47	1	29
WR Warren Nieto	4	3	0	20	0	22
FB Brian Leonard	4	3	0	19	0	17
RB Zach Huffman	4	3	0	15	0	18
TE Shaun Clancy	3	3	0	26	0	26
WR Bob Brown	3	3	0	26	0	5
TE Dan Fabrizio	2	2	0	11	0	8
WR Mark Daum	1	1	0	10	0	8
RB Phillip Stargell	1	1	0	13	0	12

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sinorice Moss	11	7	76	0	21
WR Spencer Schulz	5	3	24	0	18
WR Rob Sherman	4	3	47	1	17
TE Gilbert Maioriello	4	3	15	0	12
TE Joseph Mare	2	1	8	0	14
WR Derrick Reilly	2	2	14	0	11
RB Jimmy Sutter	1	1	4	0	11
RB Wade Swift	1	1	4	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Zach Huffman	1	1	1.00	4.00

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Erik Ainge	7	6	33	4.71	6.68

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Zach Huffman	4	3	15	3.75	3.75
FB Brian Leonard	2	2	5	2.50	4.75
RB Phillip Stargell	1	1	13	13.00	13.00

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Zach Huffman	5	1
Phillip Stargell	1	0

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Wade Swift	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Erik Ainge	6	5	5

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Smith	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Royal	2	1	1
WR Warren Nieto	1	1	1
FB Brian Leonard	1	1	1
RB Zach Huffman	1	1	1
WR Bob Brown	1	1	1

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sinorice Moss	4	2	2
WR Spencer Schulz	2	2	1
WR Rob Sherman	1	0	0
TE Joseph Mare	1	1	1
RB Jimmy Sutter	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,000 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,400 (17,600)
End Zone 10,100 (12,700)
Mezzanine 6,000 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 8,200 (11,200)
Club Seats 9,900 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,400 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,000 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,400 (17,600)
End Zone	10,100 (12,700)
Mezzanine	6,000 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	8,200 (11,200)
Club Seats	9,900 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,400 (2,200)